Walt Disney was a high school dropout and he was fired by a newspaper editor because "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas."
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John Swartzwelder, a writer for the Simpsons, used to write episodes while sitting in a booth at a coffee shop "drinking copious amounts of coffee and smoking endless cigarettes". When California passed an anti-smoking law, he bought the diner booth and installed it in his house.
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Jerry Seinfeld turned down US$5 million per episode, for 22 episodes, to continue the Seinfeld show for a tenth season.
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The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
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The janitor from Scrubs was originally a figment of J.D.'s imagination.
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A 1997 comedy movie by the name of “Trojan War” made only $309 in ticket sales. Its budget? 15 million.
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In Mel Brooks' 'Silent Movie,' mime Marcel Marceau is the only person who has a speaking role.
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